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The application of TiO2 as the main photocatalyst on degradation of organic pollutants has been widely investigated. Metal ion doping can retard recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs in ... read more

A tractor trailer tanker truck with a full load of toxic chemicals traveling over a mountain pass veers off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle; 6700 gallons of toxins begin to spill onto the bank, ... read more

The moisture absorbing polymer consumable
described in this article is designed to remove moisture from wet samples inline during extraction as well as from the post-extraction solvent extract. read more

Pittcon®, the largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, provides a once-a-year venue to discover breakthrough advances in scientific research, technology, and instrumentation to... read more

Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing
preservatives are frequently used in cosmetic preparations such as shampoos and skin-care products for the prevention of microbial and fungal growth. Many ... read more

At the annual American Chemical Society spring meeting in 2010, researchers described how active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) contained within medications that are applied topically to the skin ... read more

Mercury is naturally present in the earth and enters the air and water through the burning of fossil fuels, discharge of industrial waste, and use of pesticides. Through this redistribution, mercury ... read more

Over the last few years there have been many school and business closures related to mold and bacteria buildup, which have affected the health of the occupants. Mold growth has been potentially linked... read more

The cardinal principle for an operation
involving chemical agents is to limit the potential exposure to a minimum number of personnel, for a minimum period of time, to a minimum amount of the ... read more

Total sulfur and nitrogen (TS/TN) levels are commonly used parameters in the petrochemical, natural gas, and oil refining industries, and the need for their determination is growing due to the ... read more

Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) instruments perform nondestructive analysis of a wide range of elements with accuracy and precision. They are relatively inexpensive and are an excellent ... read more

The quantitative measurement of oxygenated compounds such as alcohols and ethers in gasoline by gas chromatography is difficult, because a single column for the complete separation of the target ... read more

Large quantities of flammable solvents
are used in today’s high-throughput analytical and biopharmaceutical laboratories. To minimize hazards, these laboratories have tried to adopt alternative ... read more

Coal-fired utilities have long carried the stigma of being the largest contributor of anthropogenic mercury emissions, which, in 1999, caused the U.S. EPA to initiate the Information Collection ... read more